Reviews for "Out, Damn'd Spot! Out, I Say!"

Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:04 am

Nice, I liked it. Never read a story like this before,.

Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:53 am

The thing I like about this particularly is that Maedhros's acceptance and understanding of the situation, his compassion for all involved, is somewhat cold comfort. At the same time he shelters his nephew, and encourages forgiveness, he kind of gives Celebrimbor a kick in the pants - "Deal with it." A difficult balancing act truly portrayed without any rushing or cramming despite the restrictions that come with drabble writing.

Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:51 pm

Lovely gapfiller piece: Tolkien totally missed out on the angst opportunity here! So lucky that I have fic -- and writers like you -- to indulge me. Smile smiley face

Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:37 pm

As always Al, a really well-written piece. I haven't read any Tolkien fan fics in a while and haven't been interested in his works either come to think of it, and yours rekindled my interest a bit.

Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:12 am

Poor Celebrimbor! He was more than right when he wondered if the nastiness had just begun. I wonder if he later deeds were an attempt to wash that blood from his hands?

Wed May 28, 2008 11:35 pm

Beautifully done story Alassante, you have captured the emotions of the characters perfectly.

Cactuskim

Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:02 pm

From the MEFA review:

Several things stand out in this short piece (but quite a lot of things packed into one little drabble). One is Maedhros's clear leadership ability, which makes his later denial of his kingship even more tragic, even though it was the diplomatic thing to do. Already, in this story, you can see that he is better than Feanor at gaining the confidence and trust of those he's leading. Also, you can see here the intense *feeling* of Celebrimbor. All that he did with the Gwaith-i-Mírdain later on is foreshadowed by his guilt and obsessive compulsion here. Also, you depict Feanor as a punk, which is exactly how I've always seen him, so I dig it. Great job at conveying all these subtexts, and especially in such a cramped word-count. This is what drabbles are all about, as far as I'm concerned.

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